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I do have 6 Old Forester BPs open, but that's in part due to the fact that I helped pick 4 of them. I find that they have sufficient variation to keep them interesting - some lean into the banana cream flavors imparted by the Brown-Forman yeast, while others are heavier on the darker, barrel driven flavors. There are definitely Old Forester BP picks that run really hot, but we have been able to avoid any that I thought were too much. And the other picks I have were done by friends who tend to pick barrels I like. I'm hopefully picking one or two more barrels there later this year, so the number of opens will probably go up again lol. I haven't had a large enough sample size to say for sure, but it seems my preference is for barrels from the higher floors of Warehouses I and K. Unrelatedly, I noted an error in my list: the Jack Daniels rye picks are barrel proof, not the regular 94 proof.

The old forrester barrel strength rye was quite nice. I preferred it over the Whistle pig 10 year.

I have 2 bottles of old elk in my collection, the blended straight bourbon and the double wheat. I will add the island cigar cut when the price comes down under $100. That said, I enjoy some of their offerings. The Double Wheat is my favorite. If you can get these on sale, they may be worth it. That said, most varieties are approaching $100, and some (island cigar cut) are well over. At those prices, I think you can do better.

Are things starting to return to normal after the floods or is it too soon to say?

Indeed congratulations. The 14 year is the best bourbon/ whiskey I have ever tasted. I added the 10 year, batch 4 to my collection on Friday. It's adjacent to the 12 year, batch 2. The 12 year is my top bottle in my collection.

I found a bottle of 1792 Bottled in Bond yesterday at the same place I found the EH Taylor Barrel Proof. At the $50 price point, it was enjoyable. Now I am out searching for the sweet wheat and my 1792 collection will be complete.

I went for a bottle of Weller CYPB yesterday and came home with a bottle of EH Taylor Barrel Proof instead as the former was already gone. It's a very good bourbon. Glad I added it to my collection. Much more enjoyable than the small batch variety

a trusty stand by for me. At +/- $25, it is hard to beat

At the price for an 18 year, I think it's one if not the best value. I prefer this over the Elijah Craig 18. After drinking both in a blind, I know appreciate what it means when someone says a bourbon is oaky. The Elijah Craig smells very oaky

I have a bottle of this in my collection. It's not the typical Dickel blend. I enjoy it

I was able to sample this at a dinner last week. In a word, it's heavenly. I will be adding a bottle to my collection

It may take a month or so depending on where you are (I'm in Missouri and it generally takes that long). If the last few batches have available in your area, I'm sure the new will be findable. That age and proof aren't abnormal for ECBP. They used to always be over 130 proof. Now they vary from 116 to 135.

I used to get hit with the Vitamins, just a firehose of vitamins. But in recent years , not so much. Has become an enjoyable pour. Cheers

I see what you did there. Cheers

Taking my vitamins before bed....

Finished off a Baker's 13 with Mrs. Clueby earlier so staying in the family. I prefer the Baker's a bit but the KC18 is a darn good pour. I'm trying to clear some low fill bottles out.

I thoroughly enjoyed every pour of this. It's the one Beam product I consider "elegant".

I would have to look at my bottle but I'm pretty sure my open bottle of Pikesville is pre-shortage. I'm not displeased with Pikesville, I just think it is no longer the undisputed king of the midrange ryes that it used to be (to me anyway). I have those same 3 bottles in your pic. Obviously my Ritt store pick is from a different pick.

Pikesville basically disappeared for a bit around here. I heard it was due to the barrels being used up in the ec rye release. Then they returned, if you got one of the first few batches after that they were not good. I believe I ranted about it in a post or two here on sb. However I find that the newer bottles are pretty much back on track and are just as good as the pre disappearance stock. On the plus side there was the emergence of the rittenhouse sib program, a phc 10ybp, and the gtg rye since then to make up to the Pikesville guys.

Little Beast with another expertly crafted tart ale. Its excellent.

Mmmmm.....

I don't know if it's just me, but I haven't been as impressed with my current open bottle of Pikesville as I remember being with past bottles. It's probably just me, or rather my exposure to more quality ryes compared to the past. Pikesville is pushing $50 in my neck of the woods and there is a lot more competition in the rye category than there was when I first started getting into rye. I think I'd rather have a Sagamore store pick at 110 proof for about that same price (if I catch it on sale, and it usually is somewhere) or just spend a little bit more for a Russell's Reserve SiB rye, which is a full step above the Pikesville IMO.

Wow, that looks great.

Well alright then...